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      <excerpt>...Graham (R-S.C.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). The legislation establishes a nationwide trading systems for SO2 and NOX emissions. SO2 emissions woul</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...ranks have thinned in recent years, it is the only way to survive. Just ask Maine Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe. Their independent ways and support for measures such as Obama's economic stimulus have stoked sharp criticism from some c</excerpt>
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